The general conditions for the processing of personal data are given in Decree 196/03, in particular in section 3 Section 3 (Data Minimisation Principle) Information systems and software shall be configured by minimising the use of personal data and identification data, in such a way as to rule out their processing if the purposes sought… Read More »
It seems that the FBI is confident to be able to crack the i-phone without Apple’s support, so the court date has been posponed. If FBI is right it would be a hot issue for Apple but the key point would remain the same: can a private subject claim to refuse support to a judge formally… Read More »
No matter what anybody says, the “privacy shield” is just “smoke in the eyes”. There are not fundamentals to protect personal data in the way the European Court of Justice asked in October 2015 Judgment “versus Facebook” (C-362/14, 6 October 2015). Many people thought of the Judicial Redress Act (hereinafter JRA) as a rule extending… Read More »
Some days ago, the Apple CEO Tim Cook decided to oppose an order signed by a Judge, denying support to FBI to brute force the Iphone of the San Bernardino terrorists. Apple refuses to develop the software required to make it possible in order to protect its customers’ privacy: that’s why this event impacts on… Read More »
In my courses on privacy I’m fond of saying that the Italian regulation protects against gossip. A friendly manner to highlight (what is not well known) that the Privacy Code must be respected by all citizens, who are not only protected persons, but must themselves respect the privacy policy. In fact, the d.lgs 196/03 states… Read More »
The General Data Protection Regulation and the Directive on Police and Justice will significantly change the structure and the way the WP29 works. WP29 Working Party has just issued the work programme 2016-2018 that takes into account the transitional period which will require from all subgroups the issuance of guidelines, tools and procedures to organize… Read More »
The Italian Data Protection Authority has published on his LinkedIn page the link to the version in Italian language of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You can find it here.
The negotiations between the EU and the United States seems replacing the Safe-Harbour to the new “EU-USA. Privacy Shield” . This new framework was recently discussed by WP29. In summary, there is no published evidence that the Privacy Shield actually provides an adequate level of protection; much work needs to be done by the Commission… Read More »
Safe Harbor, declared invalid last October by ECJ, will be soon replaced by the EU-US Privacy Shield. “For the first time ever, the United States has given the EU binding assurances that the access of public authorities for national security purposes will be subject to clear limitations, safeguards and oversight mechanisms” states Commissioner Věra Jourová into press release. .@EU_Commission… Read More »
Much has been discussed about the right to be forgotten introduced by the new EU Regulation. But is it really something new? The wording of Article 17 Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) in the new EU Regulation is all but linear, with constant references to other articles, so its’ interpretation in some places… Read More »